Takeover

Definitions

1. The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.
2. The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
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3. A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

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Examples

“If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control⟳ 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need⟳ to consider⟳ Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry⟳.”

“Revollo was absent when Bolivian police and the navy captain arrived at dawn, and the base⟳ takeover came off without problems, according to a U.S. narcotics official.”

“The incident erupted as tensions simmered over Donald Trump’s looming takeover of DC and his administration’s use⟳ of force⟳ to brutally achieve⟳ his anti-migrant agenda.”

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